How do you pronounce huis in Dutch?

Answer 1

The 'ui' sound in Dutch is like the English ' ou' or 'ow' sound.

So 'huis' is pronounced like ' house' and means the same.

'uit' is pronounced as 'out' and means the same.

The Dutch town of ' Ijmuiden' is pronounced like ' ay- mou den' . and means the ' mouth of the 'Ij'. the waterway alongside Amsterdam.

NB The 'ij' sound can be like the English 'ay' or like the English 'eye'. It depends on its context in speech.

e.g.

Dijk' is pronounced like ' dike' and means the same.

However, the Dutch city of Nijmegan is pronounced as ' Naymegan'.

Answer 2

It's hard to pronounce Dutch words and too hard to write it down so that you understand how you should say it, if you don't know how to pronounce Dutch letters. But if you click on the link (under the related links section) and then click on the speaker under the Dutch word 'huis' you can hear how you should pronounce it.